The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-17
From Boston Exchanges, May 12th.l

sions, which consisted principally of
visit to Wellesley College. When tn
Queen had expressed a desire to visi
Wellesley, its officers and students re
sponded with cordial preparations, TIN
more hearty because the Christian spiri
of the college has always been in clos
sympathy with the missionary efforts OF
| the Islands.
AT 9:15 the Royal party started for Well
esley in a special car. There were He
Majesty Queen Kapiolani, Her ROya
Highness Princess Liliuokalani, Colone
Boyd, Commodore Beckley, Mr.. and Mrs
G. D. Gilmore, Mr.. James L. Hunnewell
the Hawaiian Consul; Mr.. Lawrence
Bond, and, representing the city, Alder
man Donovan and Mr.. John F. Dever
Mayors Clerk, COuncilmen Sanger, Rich
ard Sullivan, Murphy and McEnaney
The party was joined by ex-Gov. Claflir
and ladies. The Queen wore a quiet cos
tune of black wool and silk, a black bon.
net trimmed with ostrich feathers, and the
orange feather badge of Royalty around
! her neck. The Princess, who read the
morning paper during the ride, was
| dressed in deep mourning.
ARRIVAL AT WELLESLEY.
Upon arriving at the Wellesley College,
they entered carriages and were driven to
the main building, where the reception
was to be held. ThrOngs of people were
in attendance at the depot, and flags were
flying from every flagstaff in the village.
The main entrance to the college was
draped with the American flag, and fes-
e I
around the pillars. Upon the balcony and
at all the windows were clustered groups
OF young ladies, and upon alighting from
the carriages the party was escorted
through the building by 36maids of honor
each bearing a bouquet as a badge Re-
freshments were served by the young
ladies in the Browning room, and the
Queen, the Princess and suite held brief
reception. The company then adjourned
to the chapel. AS the party moved up the
aisles, chorus of 600 voices sung cello
rious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city
of our God" The Royal party and the
officers of the college assembled on the
platform, which was handsomely deco
rated with plants and flowers.
PRESIDENT FREEMAN's ADDRESS.
Miss Alice Freeman, President of the
College, then addressed the Royal visitors
as follows:
Your Majesty and Your Royal High
ness: We give you this welcome to our
halls and hills and valleys with all our
hearts. We welcome you to Wellesley,
not only for our own sake; but because we
remember gratefully and gladly all you
have done, and will, in many gracious
years to come, do out of your Royal
bounty, in behalf of thu Christian culture
of your beautiful and fortunate islands,
which are no longer far away from Welles-
ley. And not only Wellesley welcomes
you on this ROYAL festival and in this
queens weather, but 700 homes greet you
in the voices of their daughters, who have
gathered here from all around the world
We are glad to give you honor in the name
of our Christian homes, to whose I'M
crowned Queens these halls were dedi-
Gated, and to pray for blessings on you, as
you go on your Royal journey to the great
Queen of stormier lands and seas than
your Pacific islands. Long life to Queen
Kapiolanil And to Her Royal Highness
the Princess Liliuokalani long and happy
life!
To add to the welcome, Miss Freeman
called upon one who had lived in Hawaii
and could greet the Queen in her native |
language, and Miss L. c. Andrews, a pro- |
fessor in the college, then repeated the fol-
lowing poem:
"Maemae ikakai ka pua
. ka hala VA maewa
Vale ika pail o kahiwa
He hiwa hiwa,
y kapiOlani ma makOu.'
Gas the spray of the ocean refreshes and /
purifies the halla tree, so does your pres
ence, o Kapiolani, refresh u.s.
THE QUEENS REPLY
The Queen was visibIy affected by this
sentiment in her native tongue, and re-
piled that she extended her love with all
her heart to the students of the college, and
would carry back to her island home the
of the faces before her. After the
students sung the national hymn, the
Princess made a short address in English :
She said that the Queens kindly express
sions are only echoed by herself There
are small institutions for girls in Hawaii,
only small ones, and the Queen and her
self never dreamed when they left their
island home that they should see such a
great scene. AS the Queen said, knowl-
edge is power We hope that our institu-
lions may grow in power as this one has,
and we will go to our island home with
hearts full of love to all, ever remembering
he great opportunity of to-day
ADDRESS OF PROF HoRsFoRD.
Prof HOrsford having extended an invi-
atiOD tn the tree DlaOtiOC tho marty uaS I
conducted to the part of the lawn in front
# Stone Hall. On her way the Queen re-
'iewed from her carriage the long line of
Students as they fled across the lawn,
ong, gay column. singing college songs as
hey went. The ceremony began. after
he introduction of singing with an adj